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Hm that doesn't make much sense to me because not all people read all posts. In other words not everyone is interested in the same topic. And if only once in a while it makes it only more pronounced unless the "random people" regularly search through the forum past... Very good point. How about "is this meaningful or useful to me?" LOL, what forum do you live on? Seriously though, I don't think this is an appropriate voting question since what is true for different posters (in this case) is relative, your example being just one of many possible. So then it may happen that a posts gets many "true" votes while it could be completely erroneous (even according to its own tradition, not just from people's perspective). For your system to work we'd all have to be experts in the fields of interest of others.

My requests/suggestions: 1. I, like some others, prefer the fixed width centered version. I find the full width difficult to read. Since some people like the full width version, is there any chance we would have an option to choose the version we like in our settings? 2. Interests... could you make it that just a part of it shows (maybe a "more" option)? Because if people have a lot written about their interests, then their posts can be just one sentence followed by three paragraphs of empty space haha. 3. The separations between topics... It's not bad, but could you make it a little more pronounced? Like darken the lines in between or something. This is just a minor thing though. I remember I asked you the same thing the last time you upgraded the forum hahaha. (but the way it is now is better than that time) Other than that it looks nice! I would've posted sooner, but I didn't know the forum was back up. Had the Taoist Discussion page bookmarked and you changed the address, so when I clicked on it it kept saying "not found" so I thought you're still working on the upgrade. Fortunatelly I asked Mal on FB otherwise it would probably be a few more weeks before I'd think there's something strange going on. Man there's so many new posts now and I don't have time to read.

While I was joking, perhaps it's true, since Marble remained silent on the matter. I'm curious, what do you think about the moon landings? (saw it recently discussed on another forum a little)

I think you mean Pietro. I don't know what it is, in the last 6 or so months I can remember we've been confused at least 3 times, while in the 4 or so years before that never.

Maybe you should put a possible spoiler warning hehe. Why do you want to believe? Especially something like this?

Thought it was great. Not everyone might though, I guess it depends on how close the subject matter is to you. It's not the Summerians, it's the Summerian "gods". Read Zacharia Sitchin, he's got many books. I've just read one but it was pretty interesting. Erik Von Daniken is interesting too. So did I. Didn't want to watch at night.

Well I didn't say that to argue with you, just told you what I remember. I could also be wrong.

I agree. However, if you become a monk then that's what you should expect. It's not being pushed on people if that's what people chose. If people can't take it then they shouldn't become monks.

Still accumulates karma. In any case I understand, just wanted to say it, since if it were me even though I might not listen I'd still want someone to tell me. Good luck! Interesting, thanks. Pretty messed up.

From my memory you have to at least attend a course with instructors who already have it, and so Li Hong Zi's "helpers" are with them and then they install it in you... But if it's true that through practice it comes automatically then I'm glad I didn't invest any serious time into it.

Don't believe anything Marblehead says, I think he works for the government.

All that sucks and probably I would want to kill these people too had something like that happened to me. That said, by wanting to kill them and possibly doing so, you will create new karma and in your next life the same thing might happen again. We cling to our friends and wage war with our enemies and the wheel goes round and round. At the very least you should check your intentions and try to change them into something beneficial. Instead of wishing them death, wish other people who might be hurt by them life and happiness free from fear.

Or so they say. Personally I don't see how a rocket could do that.

Yes do that and in your next life (if you're lucky) you'll be telling us on The Tao Bums 2.0 the same thing again. And then on 3.0, then 4.0 and so on and on. And yeah, you can't erase negative karma by doing good deeds. You'll "just" accumulate positive karma, whatever you did before will still be there.

I'm not comparing. The writer is implying "All paths lead to Rome". That's New Age. I'm not sure, I didn't like the term much since first I heard of it and with time I guess it became sort of derogatory for me. I don't know how it is in Europe in general.

Yeah I can understand that, I just personally prefer to leave everything in its own tradition.

Also known as New Age Mix.

One thing that I remember why I didn't put any serious time into it is because he mentioned that for it to really work you had to come to a course where "falun's" will be installed in you. Fortunatelly at the time of my interest when I was much younger I couldn't get to such a course, and then I realized that I wouldn't want anything installed in me from a teacher I do not trust. I don't see why you'd do that since his main teacher is Hindu.

No kidding? I don't care about your personal (or maybe Sri Aurobindos) interpretations of Buddhism.

Yeah that's why I said I'm not sure what you meant. There is an end to samsara individually - nirvana. So when you achieve Buddhahood samsara for you is finished. But for other sentient beings it's still there.

So how does that work? Do you just do a sort of general reading or do people have to ask a question or something? Because I have no questions, just curious about it. .

You (TSoDE) wouldn't be a lawyer by any chance would you? Trying to bail Drew out on a technicality LMAO.

Are you kidding me?! How can you have 3000+ posts and not know about Drew and Chuny Lin? It's not like he doesn't mention it every month or something.

Uhm, no.

Cordyceps was discussed on E-Sangha, and the only thing that I seem to remember is that the quality stuff is really expensive.